La. town evacuates; police relocate explosives

He said that in two days, crews had moved nearly a million pounds from the tightest-packed buildings into approved containers and onto 27 tractor-trailers to move to storage bunkers. Another 250,000 pounds had been moved a safe distance from the bulk of the material. It won't all have to be moved into bunkers to let people return home - the evacuation could be lifted once the propellant is divided into amounts that won't threaten the town if some ignites, with each area a safe distance from the others, Edmonson said.

Company officials could not be reached Sunday. The owners were believed to be returning Monday from a business trip to South Korea, but a manager has been working with state police from the start, Edmonson said.

A call to a Shreveport attorney who represents the company was not returned Monday.

Doyline was used to film some scenes for the HBO vampire series "True Blood."

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McGill reported from New Orleans. Associated Press writer Janet McConnaughey in New Orleans also contributed to this story.